Response To A Letter From The Director Of International Students, Exeter University
The Economic Contribution of Foreign Students Thank you for your letter of 16th April1 enclosing a booklet by Oxford Economics on the economic impact of your university on the city of Exeter and the surrounding region. I should make it clear that Migrationwatch is not in the least opposed to international students. We recognise the benefits described […]
Immigration – How to Achieve the Government’s Target | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The central issue of immigration control has been largely misunderstood in recent public discussion. It is neither EU immigration nor British emigration as they largely cancel each other out (although neither, of course, is subject to government control). Nor is it the fact that emigration has not kept pace with immigration. The central […]
The Latest Net Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the latest net migration statistics released by the ONSthis morning Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: ‘You cannot expect to repair 15 years of mismanagement in 15 months, but it is worrying news that net migration is still running at a quarter of a million a year. There is no sign […]
Immigration Rule Changes Will Have No Impact On Future Leaders Overseas | Migration Watch UK
Claims that changes to the student visa rules would mean that future foreign leaders would no longer study in Britain were denied today by Migration Watch UK. The House of Commons Library have produced a list, quoted in a Home Affairs Committee report, of 47 Heads of State and notable individuals who have studied in the United […]
MW262 : List of Foreign Heads of State and Notable Alumni who studied at UK Institutions | Migration Watch UK
Head of State Country Institution 1 King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain Independent Secondary School 2 KIng Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan Oxford University 3 President Ian Khama Botswana Sandhurst 4 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei Sandhurst 5 Queen Margrethe II Denmark Cambridge University and LSE 6 President Nicholas Liverpool Dominica Hull University and Sheffield […]
Response To The Times Leader On Immigration
By Sir Andrew GreenChairman of Migration Watch UK 12 May 2012 Dear Sir, Your editorial “British Workers” (12 May) was right to point out that the flow of workers from EU states stems from treaty obligations and cannot be cut back by immigration policy. However, despite all the talk about Polish workers, it is important […]
MW261 : Response to the National Union of Students International Students’ Committee | Migration Watch UK
Thank you for your e-mail of 23 April. Migration Watch UK is an independent think-tank which focuses on the public policy issues involved in migration. As we are not part of the government we have no role in individual cases of the kind you highlight. These are part of the operational work of the UK […]
Frank Field Challenges Minister On Social Housing Allocation
Frank Field MP has challenged the Housing Minister, Grant Shapps MP, on new figures showing that 20 per cent of social housing in London has been allocated to non-British nationals. Frank Field has written to Mr Shapps following a meeting in the House of Commons to discuss access rights to social housing in England. Mr […]
Foreign Nationals Occupy 1 In 5 Of London’s Social Housing
Figures just obtained from the Office of National Statistics show that foreign national families live in over 350,000 council and housing association properties in the capital while British nationals occupy 1.5 million. That is just under 20% of the entire stock of social homes which are occupied by those who have not been here long […]
Foreign Nationals Occupy 1 in 5 of London’ Social Housing | Migration Watch UK
Figures just obtained from the Office of National Statistics show that foreign national families live in over 350,000 council and housing association properties in the capital while British nationals occupy 1.5 million. That is just under 20% of the entire stock of social homes which are occupied by those who have not been here long […]